Data as of .
ACKY vs FTQI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year ACKY paid 13.9% of its price in cash against FTQI’s 12.0%, though FTQI returned more with it reinvested.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and FTQI hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ACKY | FTQI |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Inc | 9.95% | 4.13% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 10.23% | 2.75% |
| Microsoft Corp | 11.56% | 1.41% |
| Netflix Inc | 4.01% | 1.24% |
| Only in ACKY | Only in FTQI |
|---|---|
| Brookfield Corp 11.16% | Apple Inc. 8.76% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 10.74% | NVIDIA Corporation 6.55% |
| Pershing Square USA Ltd 10.50% | US Dollar 5.75% |
| Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 8.86% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 5.41% |
| Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.22% | Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.18% |
| Visa Inc 5.35% | Tesla, Inc. 2.68% |
| Mastercard Inc 5.11% | Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.54% |
| S&P Global Inc 4.73% | Micron Technology, Inc. 2.38% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACKY | FTQI | ACKY | FTQI | ACKY | FTQI | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | +4.0% | 3.7% | 2.9% | −1.5 pts | +6.5 pts |
| 6 months | +5.8% | +18.3% | 7.7% | 6.3% | −12.2 pts | −5.9 pts |
| 1 year | −1.3% | +21.5% | 13.9% | 12.0% | −17.9 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +62.9% | not published | 37.0% | not published | −35.3 pts |
| Since launch | −0.4% | +141.7% | 14.0% | 78.8% | −19.1 pts | −675.0 pts |
| ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | First Trust |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.7% | 11.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.9% | 12.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | −15.1% | +8.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.3% | +21.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −17.9 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 374 days | 4637 days |
| Net assets | $45m | $975m |
ACKY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ACKY paid 13.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 15.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 17.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.7%, paid monthly.
FTQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, ACKY or FTQI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ACKY paid 13.9% of its starting price in cash and FTQI paid 12.0%, so ACKY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, ACKY or FTQI?
- With every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned −1.3% and FTQI returned +21.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FTQI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, ACKY or FTQI?
- ACKY charges 0.95% a year and FTQI charges 0.75%, so FTQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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